Congress Asks Wall Street Firms
To Furnish Enron-Related Records

Congressional investigators are turning up the heat in their examination of the role played by Wall Street in the rise and rapid collapse of Enron Corp.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to more than a dozen securities and credit-rating firms seeking records about Enron and its partnerships. The letters asked for detailed responses to a range of questions raised during weeks of testimony from Enron executives. Among...